Quinoa

I love quinoa. Out of curiosity, what kind did you buy?

I really like it when it's cooked with garlic and chopped broccoli or squash.

I'll eat it with anything I would eat rice with (and it sort of has a rice-like feel to it when it's cooked, although finer). One of my faves is to actually top it with an egg over easy, break the yolk over it, salt and pepper ... mmmmm!

I don't know what kind I bought. I just bought about a cup from the bulk bin to see if I like it before I buy more. I like the egg idea. I'll have to try it for breakfast. Thanks!

Interesting.  I've only had it for breakfast, and I don't like it by itself.  I mix it with equal portions of steel cut oats and millet, and cook it in the slow cooker.  I add about 3.5 - 4 cups of water for each cup of grains, and it turns out ok. 

When I tried it on its own, I though the texture was a bit too weird for breakfast (IMO), but that it might make a nice grain-component for dinner.  I like your idea of using it as a rice substitute.  I might have to try that one night this week. 

When I have it for breakfast (in the mixture) I feel like it gives me this huge but steady source of energy.  It was the only thing I had to eat before my 11 mile run last week, and I had good energy through out the whole run.